2006 New Zealand Warriors Awen Guttenbeil Testimonial Jersey
- Season 2006
- Category Testimonial
- On-field maker Puma
- Data confidence high
Special testimonial jersey on a grey base featuring a sublimated Maori/Polynesian moko pattern created with tattoo studio Moko Ink, with Vodafone front sponsor; offered in match and retail versions.
★ Made to honour Awen Guttenbeil's testimonial after 10 seasons (worn in his 11th and final season); the club's first jersey with sublimated player numbers and the first to incorporate Maori/Pacific Island design motifs. Only 54 were made, funded by Guttenbeil himself for salary-cap reasons, raising ~$100k for charity.
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The 2006 season
Ivan Cleary's first season as head coach, starting a six-year tenure. The first-grade side was coached by Ivan Cleary. Wahpedia catalogues 3 distinct 2006 Warriors designs in total, 2 of them first-grade match jerseys, all listed on the 2006 season page.
Maker and sponsor
Puma made the Warriors' on-field jerseys from 2000 to 2008, so this design belongs to the Puma era of the club's kit. The front-of-jersey sponsor in 2006 was Vodafone, the club's principal partner of the period.
Collector's notes
One-off jerseys like this are among the rarest Warriors designs and the hardest to authenticate, so provenance from the club or a player is worth more than condition. To check a 2006 special jersey, compare the neck and hem labels with the maker for that season (Puma), make sure the sponsor set matches 2006 rather than a neighbouring year, and compare stitching, collar and sponsor placement against the photo above. Replicas are usually a looser cut in a lighter fabric than player-issue jerseys, which also carry a number and, in most eras, a tighter athletic fit. Data confidence for this entry is high and the primary source is rljerseys.com.
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